GREENWOOD – Officials presented proposals for a new emergency response truck, penalties for littering and changes to the Board of Appeals at a public hearing Tuesday night.

A town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at the town hall to decide the issues.

Selectmen are recommending spending $75,000 for a 1992 Ford LTL9000 truck used by fire departments in Maryland and New Jersey. They said cost and versatility made it the best option.

Selectman Fred Henderson said the old school bus the town used to haul equipment is “not going to pass inspection.” It cost $1,000 to get it inspected last year and officials have been told it would probably fail this year without more repairs.

“We needed something different,” Henderson said.

Other options discussed included purchasing a trailer to tow equipment or buying another bus.

Last March, residents turned down a proposal to spend $225,000 for a new vehicle.

The Capital Improvements Committee, headed by Rodney Harrington, was charged with studying options, and placed a bid on the Ford when it came up for sale last month. The bid must be approved by selectmen and ratified by voters.

The littering ordinance was changed to state that penalties be: from $200 to $500 for the first offense, $500 to $1,000 for the second, and $1,000 to $2,000 for third, plus cost of cleanup.

Selectman Loretta Mikols said the reason “was simplifying the fees in a manner that was consistent and less subjective.”

The ordinance pertaining to the Board of Appeals has minor changes, including guidelines determining what constitutes a vacancy on the board.